Disclaimer
This is a slightly late holiday story.
Rest assured this story will never involve children in any capacity, even though it does involve Santa.
This is my first submission.
Santa landed on the roof and a smile split his face. For the first time tonight he looked every bit as jolly as the stories said. It'd been a tough ride this year. Time wasn't a concern of course, things moved as fast or as slow as he wanted them to, but it was a lot of work all at once. The snacks helped, but he was still out of sorts. He needed a break.
Which was, of course, what made this house so very special.
He rummaged through his sack of presents, looking for the ones with the right names on them. Seeing that they were rather disappointing gifts he swapped them for something better. It wasn't the children's fault they didn't dream big enough, and a couple of rich kids certainly wouldn't mind one substandard toy among the dozens their parents got them.
And if they did well, what were they doing on the nice list anyway?
He didn't use a chimney, there weren't many of them these days and certainly none in places like this. He slipped down off the roof and opened the door with a touch of his hand, locking it behind him just as easily.
He moved quietly and smoothly through the house. Presents first of course, couldn't have her thinking this was transactional, that wasn't how this worked. He was just doing a nice thing for a friend that was all.
He tipped the milk down the sink and slipped most of the cookies into the garbage, only leaving a few crumbs to show where he'd been. So far so ritualistic, but he anticipated that would change with what happened next. He moved down the corridor to the master bedroom and gently opened the door.
She was asleep, the poor thing was probably exhausted, the work of a single mother never done. He moved over to her and cleared his throat. She sprung awake, looking up at him.
"Hello Isabella," there she was, her bright eyes blinking away the bleariness in a second, her full lips splitting in a smile. She looked tired, she usually did.
"Hey Nick," she said softly. "I wasn't sure you'd come after last year."
"Tried to make things work with the wife," he admitted.
"How'd that go?"
"I'm here aren't I?" She laughed softly, god her laugh was adorable.
"I could be insulted that you only came here because your marriage is on the rocks."
"Not on the rocks, completely over, for good, but if you want me to go, I'll go. I'd never want you to feel bad about my visits here."
She smiled and lifted the blanket off herself, she wore a thin nightgown and lacy boycut panties that couldn't have been easy or comfortable to sleep in. He smiled and she gave him a wink. "If I didn't want you to come, I wouldn't have dressed up."
"I'm glad." He reached down and ran one hand up her thick thighs around to her hips. She whacked his hand gently with her fingers.